The Dhaka Second Division Football League () is the fourth-tier of the Bangladeshi football league system and the second-level of the Dhaka Football League. It officially began in 1948 as the league below the Dhaka First Division Football League when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan.
It served as the second-tier prior the introduction of the Dhaka Premier Division Football League in 1992. In 2012, the league became the fourth-tier of the country's football league system. The two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Senior Division Football League. The bottom two teams are automatically relegated to the Dhaka Third Division Football League. The league is run by the Dhaka Metropolitan Football League Committee (DMFLC) under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
Match-fixing 2021–22 On 10 November 2022, the BFF found both BG Press S&RC and Khilgaon FA guilty of match-fixing. Both clubs were also fined Tk5 lakhs each. BG Press had three points deducted, while the club general secretary, Shikdar Moshiur Rahman, head coach Md Delowar Hossain and team manager Md Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, were banned from football activities for six months. Five players of BG Press – Salman Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Shahin Alam Pranto, Swadhin Biswas and Mehedi Hasan were also banned for six months, while Md Tanis Mia has been suspended for three months. Khilgaon Football Academy were already relegated from the league, and the club's president Hazi Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary Md Rafiqul Islam, head coach Md Habibur Rahman and team manager Faruk Ahmed were banned from taking part in football activities for six months.
Structure
Champions Further Information: List of Dhaka Football League champions
The following is a list of Second Division champions following the Partition of India.
No.SeasonChampion(s)11948EP Gymkhana21949Tejgaon Friends Union31950Fire Service41951EBG Press51952EP Rifles61953East End71954Signal Wings81955Central Printing Press91956DC Mills101957PWD111958EB Railway121959Kamal131960Adamjee141961PE Railway151962DC Jail161963Fire Service171964Rahmatganj181965EPIDC191966Railway Pioneers201967East End211968Dilkusha221969EPWAPDA231970Iqbal–1971not held–1972abandonedNo.SeasonChampion(s)241973BRTC251974Brothers Union261975Shantinagar271976Sadharan Bima281977Fire Service291978Dhanmondi301979Arambagh311980Farashganj–1981not held321982BRTC331983Muktijoddha341984PWD351985Mirpur Chalantika361986Adamjee371987Fakirerpool381988–89BJMC391989–90Eskaton–1991not held401991–92Bangladesh Boys411993Shantinagar421994Police431995Mirpur Chalantika441996Shantinagar451997–98Prantik–1998not heldNo.SeasonChampion(s)461999PWD–2000not held472001Sheikh Russel482002Mohakhali Ekadosh492003–04Purbachal Parishad502004–05Jatrabari KC–2005–06not held–2006–07not held512007–08Uttar Baridhara–2008not held–2009not held–2010not held–2011not held522012Basabo532013Police–2014not held–2015not held–2016not held542017Nobabpur552018–19Somaj Kallyan–2019–20not held–2020–21not held562021–22Saif SC Youth572022–23Jatrabari JS–2023–24not heldNo.SeasonChampion(s)–2024–25not held582025–26BKSP FT
Promotion timeline +Promotion history (1948–present) No. Season Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth placeNotes/ReferencesSecond level11948EP GymkhanaNone21949Tejgaon Friends UnionDhaka PoliceNone31950Fire ServiceAzad41951EBG PressNone51952EP Rifles61953East EndIspahani71954Signal WingsNone81955Central Printing Press91956DC Mills101957PWD111958EB RailwayTejgaon Sporting ClubNone121959KamalNone131960Adamjee141961PE Railway151962DC Jail161963Fire Service171964Rahmatganj181965EPIDC191966Railway Pioneers201967East End211968Dilkusha221969EPWAPDA231970Iqbal1971Not heldNot held due to the Bangladesh Liberation War1972Abandoned241973BRTC SCNone251974Brothers Union261975Shantinagar Club271976Sadharan Bima281977Fire Service291978Dhanmondi301979Arambagh311980Farashganj1981Not held321982BRTC SCNone331983Muktijoddha341984PWD351985Mirpur Chalantika361986Adamjee371987Fakirerpool YMCAgrani BankNone381988–89BJMCWari Club391989–90EskatonPolice1991Not held401991–92Bangladesh BoysEast EndNoneThird level411993ShantinagarThe Muslim InstituteNone421994PoliceBadda441995Mirpur ChalantikaBRTC441996ShantinagarDhaka Wanderers451997–98PrantikThe Muslim Institute1998Not held461999PWDSadharan BimaNone2000Not held472001Sheikh RusselEast EndDhaka WanderersNone482002Mohakhali EkadoshDipaliNone492003–04Purbachal ParishadCity ClubNone502004–05Jatrabari KCSunriseNone2005–06Not held2006–07512007–08Uttar BaridharaT&T ClubNone2008Not held200920102011Fourth level522012BasaboFriends SWOBangladesh BoysSwadhinata532013PolicePWDKawran BazarSadharan Bima2014Not held20152016542017NobabpurKashaitulyNone552018–19Somaj KallyanDilkushaNot held2019–20Not held2020–21Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh562021–22Saif SC YouthSiddique BazarNone572022–23Jatrabari JSArambagh FANone2023–24Not held2024–25582025–26BKSP FTPurbachal ParishadNone
Top scorers SeasonPlayerClubGoalsRef.1968Kazi SalahuddinDilkusha14 1974Mohammed MohsinBrothers Union221982Monir Hossain ManuBRTC141983Shahinur Kabir ShimulMuktijoddha161984Mostafizur Rahman MostakPWD171986Mohammed NomanRayer Bazar101987Mizanur Rahman Mizan Fakirerpool71988–89Tushar Barua BJMC92001–02 Bashir Ahmed Mohakhali Ekadosh152021–22Saifullah SardarJabid Ahsan Sohel14 2022–23Aryan SikderJatrabari JS 11
References
Notes
External links Dhaka Football League: Days of Glory at daily-sun.com History of Dhaka Football at barta24.com Newspaper articles at kironsportsdesk.com